2011 Tour De France Stage 17 (20/7/2011): Gap > Pinerolo, 179km

[No_Balls]

I think Contador really wanted to take a bit of time here. Getting nothing is a bit of a letdown.

Definitively no. He races like this all the time. Not dropping any is his fuel to attack more.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Andy's comment after the stage:

"The pacours today was much better than yesterday, I like Italian roads, I don't like Italian parking lots though, stupid of the frenchmen to stop there, they should learn how to handle their bikes."

lol please tell me this is a lie

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Not lost in all this, an awesome, fantastic win for EBH and Sky (and Norway)! All smiles in the interview. What a happy guy.

 

[VeloCity]

The pathetic thing is, I bet the Schlecks will think of today as a victory.

Tells you everything you need to know about them.

So you just make s**t up about the Schlecks and then say it tells you everything you need to know about them? Nice.

 

[Cerberus]

Now they get bashed before they even open their mouths

Saves time.

 

[Arnout]

Are Hushovd and Hagen the only Norwegians in the Tour? Pretty good win ratio for the Norwegians.

 

[kurtinsc]

Andy's comment after the stage:

"The pacours today was much better than yesterday, I like Italian roads, I don't like Italian parking lots though, stupid of the frenchmen to stop there, they should learn how to handle their bikes."

If he had left it with "The pacours today was much better than yesterday, I like Italian roads, I don't like Italian parking lots though." it would have been an awesome comment. The last part makes him appear jerkish, even if it was a bit funny.

 

[The Hitch]

Where did this Contador english interview get shown?

 

[sportzchick]

Hehehe....Lucky you got out of that one alive Cadel!

What gies around comes around AC...

 

[dgodave]

So you just make s**t up about the Schlecks and then say it tells you everything you need to know about them? Nice.

Some people....!
.

 

[RdBiker]

This Tour has been a huge success to Norway: four stage wins and Thor's yellow.

All this with just two riders in the race!

 

[GroupDK]

Eddy, what can you say. Norway having a pretty good tour.

I miss a fodboldmatch---

But damn impressing from only 2 nowegian riders in the peloton to take 4 stage win

 

[sulgpallur]

Where did this Contador english interview get shown?

Eurosport international

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

lol @ evans being great downhiller and andy being bad. clearly in dry weather everything I said is true. andy and even frank do fine and evans is regular

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

The pathetic thing is, I bet the Schlecks will think of today as a victory.

Tells you everything you need to know about them.

It was a victory.

Yesterday showed that they are weak on a downhill finish and vulnerable to attacks. Today, they successfully got past a bigger opportunity for their opponents to take advantage of their weakness without losing a second. I don't think that they are the brightest bulbs in the lighting display, but they have a right to think that today went pretty well for them.

 

[Cerberus]

If he had left it with "The pacours today was much better than yesterday, I like Italian roads, I don't like Italian parking lots though." it would have been an awesome comment. The last part makes him appear jerkish, even if it was a bit funny.

I think the comment was made up.

 

[No_Balls]

Andy: I like going downhill when the weather is good. But descents when it is raining shouldnt be allowed.

 

[Grayguard]

Where did this Contador english interview get shown?

On danish TV2

 

[Winterfold]

EBH - hard as nails - brilliant effort

 

[GroupDK]

Contador should have attacked before descent.

Very disapointing.

he did, numerous times...

 

[Escarabajo]

Congratulations to EBH. Good ride and deserved win.

 

[auscyclefan94]

lol @ evans being great downhiller and andy being bad. clearly in dry weather everything I said is true. andy and even frank do fine and evans is regular

*troll/moron alert*

 

[Dedelou]

Where did this Contador english interview get shown?

Eurosport.. Now Bernard Hinault .. sorry about Tommy V.. "it's like that. that's racing " People have to look for Contador everyday now
"

 

[TRDean]

*troll/moron alert*

True...so true..

 

[hrotha]

If Samu keeps riding like this after the Tour, he'll make a fan out of me yet. Mad props to him for trying every single day. And I hate Contador, but god this would be quite boring without him.

Andy improved. At least this time he kept on fighting instead of pouting.